Weather-boarding gage



(No Model.)

M. E. JOHNSON.

WEATHER BOARDING GAGE. No. 338,156. Patented Mar. 16, 1886.

W1 TJV ESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEO MONROE ELLIOTT JOHNSON, OF PITTSBURG, KANSAS.

WEATHER- -BOARDING GAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 338,156, dated March 16, 1886.

Application filed January 28, 1886. Serial No. 190,138. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MONROE ELLIoT'r J OHN soN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Crawford and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WVeather- Boarding Gages; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in weathenboarding gages, the object of the same being designed to provide a tool or implement which can be readily manipulated so asto serve as a guide and support for placing weather-boards in place.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a weather-boarding gage constructed in accordance with my improvement, and Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section show ing my improvement applied.

A refers to the main frame or portion of the implement, said portion consisting ofan upwardly-extending piece, B, which has formed integrally therewith an outwardly-projecting screw-threaded portion, 0, which is also provided at its lower end with a heel-piece, D, which projects substantially at right angles with the main body portion B. The heel portion D is recessed for the reception of a laterally-adjustable piece, D, which is provided with an upwardly-projecting portion, d, which is adapted to be placed under one of the weather-boards which has been secured in position. The piece D has formed integrally therewith a tongue,which enters the recess in the heel-piece D, and is secured thereon by a set-screw, this adjustable member adapting the implement to be used with boards of different thicknesses. The body portion B tapers from the outwardly-projecting screw-threaded portion upwardly, and it is provided centrally with a groove or dovetailed center portion, over which fits the rest or gage E, said rest or gage being secured in place by athumbscrew, 6. The gage or rest consists, essentially, of an angular block,\vhicli is provided with an upwardly-extending port-ion, f, and a dovetail recess which fits over the dovetail projecting portion B.

The screw-threaded portion 0 is adapted to receive the correspondingly-t1]readed handle 0, which has rigidly secured thereto in any suitable manner a central bar, G,which passes same can be passed beyond the inner edge of the body portion. One of the sides of the body portion B is provided with suitable gagemarks, so that the lap of the boards over each other can be adjusted.

The operation of my invention is as follows: The implement after having the parts D and E adjusted, the lower one to corre spond with the thickness of the weather board, and the upper adjustable portion, E, for the lap of the boards over each other, is then ready for use. The projecting portion (I is first placed over the last weatherboard, and the handle 0 is then turned or rotated so as to force the washer 9 against the outer edge of the fixed weather-board, thus securing the implement in position. The weather-board to be nailed in position is then placed upon the rest or gage E, which will support and hold the same in place while being nailed. After said board has been nailed in position, by turning the handle the washer y will be caused to enter its recess, and the pressure being removed the implement can be released and is ready to be placed in position under the fixed board.

I claim- 1. In a weather-boarding gage, a body portion having an outwardly-projecting screwthreaded member, C, a handle internally screw-threaded and provided with a follower, substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

2. In aweatherboardinggageabodyportion having an outwardly-extending screw-threaded member formed integral therewith, and a handle located on said screw-threaded meni- I her and provided with a follower. in combination with the adjustable members D and E, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a weather-boarding gage, a tapered body portion, B, having a dovetailed projection formed thereon, a gage or rest movably secured to said dovetailed projecting portion, a rotary internally -screw-threaded handle which is adapted to engage with the outwardly-extending screw-threaded portion G, and provided with a follower which can be pro jected beyond the inner side of the body portion, and an adjustable foot, D, with an upwardly-projecting portion, (1, the parts being organized substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a weather boarding gage, the body portion 13, provided on its inner side with a recess and on its opposite side with an outwardly-extending screw-threaded portion, in'

MONROE ELLIOTT JOHNSON.

\Vitnesses:

"WM. A. GANUTT, RANDALL DRYDEN. 

